donald trump disgraces the office of president every single day. >> you don't know, that bernie >> i do know it. i wrote the damn bill. from health care to the president himself, democrats didn't pull any punches in round two on the debate stage. the winners and losers as the next wave of candidates prepare to square off tonight. those people are living in hell in baltimore. they're largely african-american >> president trump blasts baltimore again. launching his most explosive comments yet we'll hear reaction from residents. a delta pilot pulled from a

fully boarded plane in minneapolis. the man accused of showing up to work under the influence details on the stungning arrest. the king of competitive eating scores another jaw-dropping record. "early today" starts right now good wednesday morning i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. democrats drawing battle lines in their second presidential debate in night one of round two progressives clashed with moderates over the direction and the future of our country. candidates offering competing visions on everythingfrom immigration to health care >> medicare for all is comprehensi comprehensive. it covers all health care needs for senior citizens. it will finally include dental care, hearing aids, and eyeglasses >> but you don't know -- >> second of all -- >> you don't know that >> i do know it. i wrote the damn bill. >> nbc's tracie potts is in d.c. to break it down for us. the narrative tonight seemed to be the democratic party's left versus the center.

>> reporter: exactly here was a debate where you could figure out if i'm a democrat where do i fall with these more progressive ideas of people like bernie sanders. you just heard him talking about his signature health plan medicare for all and elizabeth warren both of them center stage. or are you a little more conservative as a democrat, a little more to the moderate side we heard it all last night and it clearly seemed that there were two sides of this party that haven't quite figured out yet which one is going to be most competitive against donald trump. >> i don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the united states just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for. [ cheers and applause >> i think democrats win when we run on real solutions, not impossible promises. when we run on things that are workable, not fairy tale economics. >> reporter: so if you're looking for a substantive debate, a lot of issues came out

last night you just heard about health care gun control. pete buttigieg talk about an assault weapons ban. a lot on immigration again, with the candidates splitting on some issues like whether or not to ease penalties for illegally crossing the border there were differences but the one thing they all agreed on, in fact two things they agreed on, fighting racism and beating donald trump >> we have got to take on trump's racism, his sexism, xenophobia, and come together. >> donald trump disgraces the office of president every single day. >> how somebody like donald trump ever gets within cheating distance of the oval office in the first place. it doesn't happen unless america is already in a crisis >> i don't think anyone can justify what this president is doing. >> reporter: so can ten candidates down, ten more to go tonight, including the front-runner, at least according

to the policy. joe biden with another match-up with kamala harris we saw what happened when the two of them clashed in miami all eyes on that debate tonight. >> all right we'll certainly see what the narrative is for tonight tracie, thank you. the democrats are debating in detroit president trump is adding new fuel to his feud with baltimore. this time saying the city's residents are "living in hell. in a new interview with nbc civil rights icon reverend jesse jackson said that there's an underlying danger to these kinds of comments. >> not just specifically baltimore. for example, atlanta and st. louis is rat infested. it comes from maxine waters, she had a low i.q. division is the real conversation when we exhaust our best arguments about race and the pain and the danger is not

discussed. enemies of the state, they can be killed. >> nbc geoff bennett is in baltimore with more. >> reporter: president trump firing off another shot in his ongoing battle against congressman elijah cummings and the city he represents >> baltimore's been very badly mishandled for many years. i do know congressman cummings has been there for a long time he's had a very iron hand on it. it's a corrupt city. those people are living in hell in baltimore they're largely african-american >> reporter: words from the president that cut deep for people we talked to here the president today said that people who live in baltimore are living in hell how does that make you feel? >> it don't feel good. you know, it don't feel good at all. >> reporter: and about this claim from the president >> have we seen more phone calls than i think on any other subject of people from baltimore and other cities corruptly run by democrats thanking me for

getting involved >> we didn't hear much gratitude. >> it really upsets me because that's not true. i mean, yeah, we have our problems here in baltimore but everybody has problems >> reporter: why do you think the president keeps attacking congressman cummings >> because he's the head of the oversight committee. >> reporter: others suspect different motives. >> you think president trump is racist >> yeah. hands down no doubt about it. >> reporter: we kept hearing the same offer, that the president should come and see the city for himself. >> we can invite trump to come visit maryland and then he can make his own assumptions he won't have to hear. he'll be here himself. >> president trump says he's willing to visit baltimore at the right time that could come in september that's when house republicans are scheduled to have their annual retreat here. phillip? >> all right geoff bennett for us geoff, thank you denuclearization thrown into disarray after north korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast it is the second launch in less than a week. kim jong un sending a warning to

south korea and washington over plans for joint military exercises next month nbc's matt bradley joins us from hong kong. this puts yet another strain on u.s. relations with the north. >> reporter: that's right, frances. militarily, technologically it doesn't really move the ball this is kind of a viergs ariati missiles that have already been tested by north korea. and it doesn't violate the pledge not to test nuclear missiles or long-range missiles. but politically it's very significant. and as you mentioned it's the second time in just the last week that they've run a test like this of a short-range ballistic missile. and they've done this in just the month since president trump made a major diplomatic stride, literally striding into north korea, becoming the first sitting president to do so it goes to show these major diplomatic symbolic gestures like that really don't hold much weight when it comes to this long ongoing dispute with the north. these questions about military

drills the u.s. have been doing with the south koreans under the obama administration, under george bush, the north koreans hated them under every administration this isn't new and it goes to show if the u.s. really wants to go back to the negotiating stable with kim jong un, with the north koreans, then they're really going to have to change their own behavior. they're going to have to rein in some of these military drills with the south koreans frances? >> all right matt bradley for us. matt, thank you. the aclu is challenging the trump administration's reasons for separating migrant children at the border saying the government has done this to more than 900 children since june of 2018 more than half of those separate w ed were under 10 years old and 185 were 5 or younger. what's even more alarming are the justification ppz these separations often triggered for something as minor as a parent not changing a baby's diaper or a traffic citation for driving without a license. earlier this month acting homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan said the

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tuesday morning at the minneapolis airport before a scheduled flight to san diego. officials say as the pilot was entering the security checkpoint tsa officers thought they detected alcohol on his breath the pilot was given a field sobriety test which showed a blood alcohol level of .06, which exceeds the faa limit for pilots at that point the officials say the pilot was arrested no word yet on charges in a statement delta says its alcohol policy is among the strictest in the industry. and it has no tolerance for violation. you've got to watch this video and this toddler in china is really lucky to be alive after falling six stories from ab apartment balcony neighbors saw the child dangling for his life gathered down below. look at that and then he drops. and they use a blanket to break the boy's fall after he lost his grip and plunged toward the pavement police say the boy was left alone at his home while his grandmother went out for groceries. the child was not injured. and so many things could have gone wrong in this case. but wow. >> i can't believe the kid was

able to hang on -- >> as long as they did >> yeah. so they could coordinate and get the blanket underneath let's hand it over to nbc meteorologist janessa webb >> dhant look like six stories >> i'm sure to him it felt like 60 stories >> exactly let's check out what's going on weatherwise. we're dealing with the hot air in place across the midwest and northeast. and unfortunately we do have severe weather that's going to track to the east throughout your evening commute 31 million under that severe weather risk from washington all the way into new york. we could see damaging winds, also a littldealing with the ra. stormy day ahead across the northeast into the mid-atlantic. so many people overt heat. this cold front's going to change the game.

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in today's top stories, grammy-winning rapper cardi b. canceled a concert in indianapolis last night over security concerns. officials say the performer called the show off less than an hour before it was scheduled to begin. cardi b.'s management says a security threat was the reason, but police say the threat was unverified and there was no known cause for alarm. or no immediate threat to public safety cardi b. tweeted fans an apology saying "unfortunately there was a security threat at a my safety and your safety first. the concert has been rescheduled for september 11th it is a tough week in the detroit suburb

a mainstay for nearly 80 years, it's shutting down this week many are asking what now here's nbc's anne thompson >> it's been a hard couple of weeks. >> reporter: in her voice you hear the toll of gm's warren transmission plant idling. the president of 177 united auto workers who must now relocate to a gm plant anywhere in the country or lose jobs that pay up to $28 an hour plus benefits if the economy's doing so well won't to be easy to find another job for you and your members >> yes, i could go out and i could get two or three jobs to make the wage that i make. but then i have even less time with my family why would anybody want to do that >> reporter: the last transmission produced last week, and already the ripple effect in the empty tables at this motor city sports bar and grill. >> is this something you planned for? >> no. not at all >> reporter: tough times for some but not all

demolition contractor derek buchanan worked 60 hours a week. >> right now for me and my family it's great. >> reporter: he has no plans to turn on the democratic debate. >> who's better for business, the tigers, the lions, or presidential politics? >> sports most definitely. >> reporter: like many here he's focused on this fall's gm uaw contract that will determine if the warren plant is resurrected or truly part of this area's past anne thompson, nbc news, warren, michigan woodstock was originally three days of peace and music. woodstock 50 might be peaceful but recent artist cancellations have left the music part in question according to "rolling stone" the rah co kakontures, country joe and lumineers decided ton play at the festival scheduled for august 16th. "variety's" reporting that miley cyrus has now canceled her appearance as well after permit and financing issues this is the latest blow to a very troubled event.

at this point wait until the next anniversary >> you would think with that name woodstock it would carry just immediate success not the case >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm philli

well, welcome to wednesday morning. this is yul july 31st. a live picture of the bay bridge toll plaza. friends are up with us as well. vianey is in nor mike, welcome to the team. >> hopefully it's not too busy. it's only 4:30. >> good morning, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's look at what we can expect with the weather today. yesterday was nice. hoping for at least a repeat. >> it will be a repeat today. just a little bit warmer in some of the inland east bay valleys but as we take a live look in fremont starting out with mostly clear skies, temtu